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Waters Shares Outstanding 2008-2026 | WAT

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q3 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

59.5M

+0.3%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From 97.9M in FY2008 to 59.5M in FY2025: 0.6× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY2698M+65.0%98M+65.0%Not reportedNot reported
FY2559M+0.3%60M+0.3%60M+0.3%60M+0.3%
FY2459M+0.5%59M59M+0.4%59M+100258.3%
FY2359M−2.2%Not reported59M−0.7%59K
FY2260M−2.4%60M−2.4%60M−2.7%Not reported

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

−0.9%

FY2020
62.3M
FY2025
59.5M

5 years selected · on the chart

Shares Outstanding History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. 59.5M
YoY changeLargest recent move−99.9%in FY23Latest +0.3%

1 older move runs past ±150% (largest +100258.3%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Shares Outstanding, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY202559.5M+0.3%10-K
FY202459.4M+100258.3%10-K
FY202359,176−99.9%10-K
FY202259.1M−2.7%10-K
FY202160.7M−2.5%10-K
FY202062.3M−0.4%10-K
FY201962.6M−14.4%10-K
FY201873.1M−7.8%10-K
FY201779.3M−0.9%10-K
FY201680.0M−1.8%10-K
FY201581.5M−2.0%10-K
FY201483.1M−2.0%10-K
FY201384.8M−1.8%10-K
FY201286.4M−2.9%10-K
FY201189.0M−3.1%10-K
FY201091.8M−2.4%10-K
FY200994.1M−3.9%10-K
FY200897.9M—10-K

What is shares outstanding?

Shares outstanding is the total number of common shares currently held by all shareholders, including restricted shares.

What is Waters's current shares outstanding?

Waters (WAT) annual shares outstanding for 2025 was 59.5M, a 0.27% increase from 2024. Waters shares outstanding for the quarter ending July 4, 2026 was 98.2M.

What was Waters's shares outstanding in 2024?

Waters annual shares outstanding for 2024 was 59.4M, a 100258.25% increase from 2023.

What was Waters's shares outstanding in 2023?

Waters annual shares outstanding for 2023 was 59,176, a 99.90% decline from 2022.

What is Waters's 5-year shares outstanding CAGR?

Waters shares outstanding grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.90% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from 62.3M to 59.5M over 5 years.

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Waters
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